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Ice skating beside the beach at the Hotel Del this past weekend Robot in Balboa Park Steampunk inspiration Cracking contraptions
Drum Dream Girl: Literary Stroll around the neighborhood in Boston
From beauty salons to Cuban restaurants and health centers, the Drum Dream girl took a literary stroll around the neighborhood thanks to the Boston Public Library and an innovative idea that was the brainchild of Sujei Lugo. Read: Drum Dream Girl Story Walk in...
diversions
A week I ago I dreamt about this tiger from India and had to wake up early in the morning to paint him. His face blushing in shame. The temptation proved too strong for Ferdinand the Bull as he munches away at the last flower that bloomed on his hilltop. After...
Study for Maybe Something Beautiful
Here is one of the studies I created for Maybe Something Beautiful due out next April. The story was inspired by the work we have done with many dedicated volunteers in the East Village of downtown San Diego. I was looking for mood and atmosphere as the story written...
Maybe Something Beautiful
This year several new books took flight from my drawing table. This one hits home. Maybe Something Beautiful written by F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell due out this April from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The genesis of this book was a personal journey that...
Power to Persevere
Looking back at the year I've been thinking about the power of perseverance and it's importance in my own life. What mattered most in the story Margarita Engle wrote about Millo Castro Zaldarriga, was her determined courage to keep going. It's much easier to give...